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Open Air Education.
Open Air Education.
In the report for 1920 it was pointed out that the
Education Committee had been sympathetic towards
the establishment of an open-air school for physically
defective, anaemic and badly nourished children, and
that they had considered various sites, but the high
purchase prices had caused the whole question to be
postponed. Financial considerations now militate
against the establishment of an open-air school. Just
as with other projected improvements, the establishment
of an open-air school must always be kept in
mind in the development of the School Medical Service.
Wherever possible, the teachers, recognising the great
benefit to be derived by the children by their spending
as much time as possible in the open-air, arrange for
classes in the school playgrounds. Unfortunately,
the practice can only be adopted at limited times of the
year.
Physical Training.
The only way in which the School Medical Service is
associated with the physical training in the schools is
when the School Medical Officer makes a recommendation
with regard to the nature and extent of the physical
exercise which certain physically defective children
should have. There is no Organiser of Physical Training
for the public elementary schools in Ealing.
Provision of Meals.
In the report for 1920 it was stated that enquiries
had been made regarding the necessity for providing
meals for school children under the Education (Provision
of Meals) Act.